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Coronation Ode / A Prayer for the King’s Reign

by John Masefield

Coronation Ode / A Prayer for the King’s Reign - John Masefield
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Overture to Death Part 1

by C. Day Lewis

Overture to Death Part 1 - C. Day Lewis
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Shorter Chaucer Tales

by Caroline Bergvall

Shorter Chaucer Tales - Caroline Bergvall
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The Day My Pad Went Mad

by John Cooper Clarke

The Day My Pad Went Mad - John Cooper Clarke
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Badly Chosen Lover

by Rosemary Tonks

Badly Chosen Lover - Rosemary Tonks
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The Combat

by Edwin Muir

The Combat - Edwin Muir
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Mother Tongue

by Gwyneth Lewis

Mother Tongue - Gwyneth Lewis
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Jhoota Kunda Ballads: The Ghosts of Cranford Park!

by Daljit Nagra

Jhoota Kunda Ballads: The Ghosts of Cranford Park! - Daljit Nagra
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The Hunt

by Private: Don Paterson

The Hunt - Private: Don Paterson
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How we became the pirates

by Kei Miller

How we became the pirates - Kei Miller
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The Sightseers

by Paul Muldoon

The Sightseers - Paul Muldoon
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The Fat Black Woman Goes Shopping

by Grace Nichols

The Fat Black Woman Goes Shopping - Grace Nichols
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Men and their Boring Arguments

by Private: Wendy Cope

Men and their Boring Arguments - Private: Wendy Cope
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Jacko’s Girl

by Selima Hill

Jacko’s Girl - Selima Hill
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Prodigy

by Charles Simic

Prodigy - Charles Simic
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The Making of the Drum

by Kamau Brathwaite

The Making of the Drum - Kamau Brathwaite
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Still Falls the Rain – for BBC 100 Years

by Edith Sitwell

Still Falls the Rain – for BBC 100 Years - Edith Sitwell
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The blue butterfly

by Richard Berengarten

The blue butterfly - Richard Berengarten
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